This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the primary reason for conserving natural resources? A) To increase consumption. B) To ensure sustainability for future generations. C) To deplete resources faster. D) To reduce biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To ensure sustainability for future generations. 2. Natural resources are things from nature that we use. You can't live a single day without using hundreds of Earth's resources. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which countries can you find bauxite? A) Jamaica, Hispanola, Puerto Rico. B) Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname. C) Suriname, French Guyana, Anguilla. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname. 4. Which of the following processes releases oxygen into the atmosphere? A) Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Combustion. D) Decomposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 5. Which of the following is a living natural resource? A) Water. B) Soil. C) Trees. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trees. 6. The average person uses ..... of mineral resources each year A) 11, 000 g. B) 11, 000 kg. C) 22, 000 g. D) 22, 000 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22, 000 kg. 7. Colbie needs to fill up her car's gas tank because it is almost empty. What type of natural resource (oil) is she using to fill up her car's gas tank? A) Renewable Resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Replaceable resource. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resource. 8. When we breathe in air Nitrogen moves along with it, what happens to this Nitrogen inside the body A) Utilised for making tissues. B) Comes out with Exhaled air. C) It is excreted. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comes out with Exhaled air. 9. As a ball falls toward the ground, the ball's potential energy decreases as it converts to kinetic energy. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Where are metals and minerals most often found? A) In mountains. B) Near tectonic plate boundaries and volcanoes. C) Deep in the oceans. D) At the North and South Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Near tectonic plate boundaries and volcanoes. 11. Japan is a wealthy country. However, Japan has very few natural resources. How does Japan become a wealthy country despite its lack of natural resources? A) They manufacture highly desired items like cars and electronics to obtain the resources they need. B) They do the best they can with what they have. C) They grow money on trees. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They manufacture highly desired items like cars and electronics to obtain the resources they need. 12. I am-*a solid*mined from the ground*made from ancient dead trees*a nonrenewable resourceWhat am I? A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Plants. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 13. Inverted pyramid of biomass can be traced in which one of the following ecosystem? A) Rain forest. B) Desert. C) Ocean. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean. 14. The natural things that man uses to fulfil his needs are called A) Natural Resources. B) Manmade resources. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resources. 15. The flow of energy is unidirectional in an ecosystem because of each trophic level. A) The number of consumers is a consultant. B) The number of consumers reduces. C) Energy does not revert back to the previous trophic levels. D) Loss of energy is more than the amount of available energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy does not revert back to the previous trophic levels. 16. Nitrification happens in the ..... A) Air. B) Soil. C) Ground Water. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. 17. Which of the following is considered a renewable natural resource? A) Solar energy. B) Natural gas. C) Coal. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy. 18. What is meaning of four RRRR principle ..... A) Reduce. B) Reuse. C) Recycle and recover. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 19. Which of the following is an environmental consequence of importing resources into the United States? A) Air pollution. B) Habitat loss. C) Oil spills. D) All of these are consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are consequences. 20. Natural resources are those which occurs A) Artificially. B) Naturally. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Naturally. 21. The amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere is maintained by a biological cycle which involves two processes, first is to withdraw nitrogen from the atmosphere and secondly to add the same to atmosphere. A) Nitrogen fixation and nitrification. B) Nitrogen fixation and denitrification. C) Nitrification and denitrification. D) Nitrification and nitrogen fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen fixation and denitrification. 22. Why do humans make use of natural resources? A) To satisfy their needs. B) Because it is available. C) Because they are important. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To satisfy their needs. 23. Renewable resources can be depleted if they are used too fast! Which is an example of depletion A) Natural disaster. B) Deforestation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 24. What kind of resource can be regenerated or replenished by biochemical cycles? A) A renewable resource. B) A nonrenewable resource. C) A synthetic product. D) A fossil fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A renewable resource. 25. Why might people use nonrenewable energy sources even when renewable energy sources are available? A) They are cheaper. B) They produce less pollution. C) They are less efficient. D) None of these answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are cheaper. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 1Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 3Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 4Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 5Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 6Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 7Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 8Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 9Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 10Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books